US 10,703,543 B1 · Collapsible fuel container

Abstract

A collapsible fuel container that is configured to be transitioned intermediate a first position and a second position wherein its first position the collapsible fuel container is rolled for storage. The fuel container includes a body having a wall defining an interior volume. The body is manufactured from a flexible material and has opposing ends. A rotatable fill nozzle is operably coupled with a dip tube wherein the rotation thereof permits the flow of fluid or inhibits the flow of fluid. A dip tube is fluidly coupled to the fill nozzle and is disposed within the interior volume of the body. A first block member is on an end of the fill nozzle and a second block member is on an end of the dip tube. The rotatable movement of the fill nozzle transitions the orientation of the first block member to the second block member.

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Dependent claims

A liquid container that is configured to be transitioned intermediate a first position and a second position comprising:

a body, said body having a wall, said wall defining an interior volume of the body, said body being manufactured from a flexible material, said body having a first end and a second end;
a dip tube, said dip tube extending into said body, said dip tube having a first end and a second end, said dip tube having a hollow passage therethrough;
a fill nozzle, said fill nozzle being slidably engaged with the hollow passage of said dip tube, said fill nozzle movable between an extended and a retracted position, said fill nozzle having a first end and a second end, said fill nozzle being hollow, said fill nozzle further configured to be rotatable within said hollow passage of said dip tube;
a first block member and a second block member, said first block member being formed on said fill nozzle, said second block member being formed on said dip tube;
and
wherein in said first position of the liquid container said body is in a rolled position.

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A collapsible fuel container that is configured to be movable intermediate a first position and a second position wherein in the first position the collapsible fuel container is rolled for storage wherein the collapsible fuel container comprises:

a body, said body having a wall, said wall defining an interior volume of the body, said body being manufactured from a flexible material, said body having a first end and a second end, said body being manufactured from a flexible material;
a fill nozzle, said fill nozzle being sealably coupled at a base thereof to said body proximate said first end thereof, said fill nozzle having a hollow passage therethrough, said fill nozzle having a first end and a second end, said fill nozzle having an opening at said first end and said second end, said fill nozzle having a first block member formed on said second end, said first block member configured to restrict half of the opening at said second end of said fill nozzle, thereof;
a dip tube, said dip tube being disposed within the interior volume of said body, said dip tube having a first end and a second end, said dip tube having an opening at said first end and said second end, said dip tube having a hollow passage between said first end and said second end, said dip tube configured to movably receive said fill nozzle therein, said dip tube having a second block member formed on said second end, said second block member configured to obstruct half of the opening of said dip tube on said second end thereon;
and
wherein in said fill nozzle is slidable and rotatable within said dip tube.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Collapsible fuel container

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Collapsible fuel container

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